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Clicking on the image below will load a large image (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)[ | Clicking on the image below will load a large image (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)[[File:2000px-Scheme ant worker anatomy-large.gif|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
Inside an ants nest | Inside an ants nest | ||
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Some of these ants eggs are in the larvae stage while some have changed into the papal stage showing their limbs etc.<br /> | Some of these ants eggs are in the larvae stage while some have changed into the papal stage showing their limbs etc.<br /> | ||
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All ant species live in colonies established by fertile females, or queens. Winged female ants and winged males typically swarm after a day of heavy rain in a particular season. Queens begin as winged ants and usually shed their wings after mating. Reproductive males die soon afterwards.<br /> | All ant species live in colonies established by fertile females, or queens. Winged female ants and winged males typically swarm after a day of heavy rain in a particular season. Queens begin as winged ants and usually shed their wings after mating. Reproductive males die soon afterwards.<br /> | ||
A queen alate (alate is an adjective that refers to wings)<br /> | A queen alate (alate is an adjective that refers to wings)<br /> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:04, 24 September 2019
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Vespoidea
Family: Formicidae
Clicking on the image below will load a large image (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Inside an ants nest
Some of these ants eggs are in the larvae stage while some have changed into the papal stage showing their limbs etc.
All ant species live in colonies established by fertile females, or queens. Winged female ants and winged males typically swarm after a day of heavy rain in a particular season. Queens begin as winged ants and usually shed their wings after mating. Reproductive males die soon afterwards.
A queen alate (alate is an adjective that refers to wings)
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